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County Championship 1898 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1898; Tests are excluded.

R Abel leads the displayed batting table with 1,832 runs. CL Townsend leads the bowling table with 130 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 138
Recorded players: 320
Recorded teams: 14
Recorded venues: 35

Selected season match starts: 1898-05-09 to 1898-09-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-14.

County Championship standings · 1898

League table for 1898. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1898 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Yorkshire	26	16	3	7	13
2	Middlesex	18	10	3	5	7
3	Gloucestershire	20	9	3	8	6
4	Surrey	26	11	4	9	7
5	Essex	20	10	6	4	4
6	Lancashire	26	9	6	11	3
7	Kent	20	5	6	9	-1
8	Nottinghamshire	16	1	2	13	-1
9	Derbyshire	16	2	6	7	-4
10	Sussex	20	3	9	8	-6
11	Warwickshire	18	2	6	9	-4
12	Hampshire	18	2	8	8	-6
13	Leicestershire	16	1	10	5	-9
14	Somerset	16	1	10	5	-9

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

Source table notes

Source: CricketArchive[2]

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · County Championship 1898

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

County Championship County Championship 1898 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
R Abel	24	1,832
JT Tyldesley	26	1,801
CB Fry	16	1,604
J Tunnicliffe	24	1,538
W Brockwell	24	1,468

Recorded innings through 1898-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1898 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CL Townsend	20	130
T Richardson	23	126
W Rhodes	25	126
JT Hearne	18	125
WH Lockwood	19	109

Recorded innings through 1898-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1898

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 320 players

County Championship 1898 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
R Abel	Surrey	24	36	2	1,832	219	53.88	—	10	7	0	0
JT Tyldesley	Lancashire	26	46	0	1,801	200	39.15	—	12	2	0	0
CB Fry	Sussex	16	32	4	1,604	179*	57.29	—	8	6	20	0
J Tunnicliffe	Yorkshire	24	38	5	1,538	243	46.61	—	8	4	0	0
W Brockwell	Surrey	24	36	2	1,468	152	43.18	—	5	5	4	0
JT Brown	Yorkshire	26	40	2	1,389	300	36.55	—	2	3	48	0
TW Hayward	Surrey	22	33	2	1,373	315*	44.29	—	6	3	37	0
FS Jackson	Yorkshire	22	34	3	1,326	160	42.77	—	2	5	0	0
A Ward	Lancashire	26	46	4	1,316	135	31.33	—	5	3	0	0
WG Quaife	Warwickshire	17	29	8	1,219	157*	58.05	—	5	3	0	0
JR Mason	Kent	19	33	1	1,197	152	37.41	—	8	2	0	0
WG Grace	Gloucestershire	19	32	4	1,141	168	40.75	—	5	3	0	0
W Storer	Derbyshire	15	26	3	1,113	109	48.39	—	3	3	6	0
W Gunn	Nottinghamshire	16	29	5	1,107	236*	46.13	—	5	2	0	0
A Hearne	Kent	20	35	4	1,098	117	35.42	—	6	3	0	0
A Shrewsbury	Nottinghamshire	16	29	6	1,076	154*	46.78	—	6	3	0	0
CL Townsend	Gloucestershire	20	34	0	1,072	159	31.53	—	3	5	0	0
FGJ Ford	Middlesex	18	30	1	1,055	135	36.38	—	3	4	0	0
FC Holland	Surrey	21	31	1	1,047	126	34.90	—	5	2	0	0
FH Sugg	Lancashire	22	40	1	1,037	169	26.59	—	5	2	0	0
LCH Palairet	Somerset	15	26	2	1,028	179*	42.83	—	4	4	6	1
PA Perrin	Essex	20	34	5	1,028	106*	35.45	—	7	2	0	0
CP McGahey	Essex	20	34	2	1,024	145	32.00	—	5	2	0	0
AE Stoddart	Middlesex	13	24	3	1,006	157	47.90	—	7	2	0	0
HA Carpenter	Essex	20	34	0	998	133	29.35	—	5	2	0	0

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County Championship 1898 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
W Troup	Gloucestershire	20	34	5	968	180	33.38	—	0	4	0	0
GR Baker	Lancashire	24	42	5	961	70	25.97	—	8	0	0	0
DLA Jephson	Surrey	21	32	4	952	166*	34.00	—	6	1	0	0
WL Murdoch	Sussex	20	38	2	936	121*	26.00	—	4	1	0	0
WR Cuttell	Lancashire	25	44	6	908	85*	23.89	—	5	0	0	0
AFA Lilley	Warwickshire	17	29	0	907	112	31.28	—	5	1	0	0
COH Sewell	Gloucestershire	20	34	3	897	108	28.94	—	5	1	0	0
SMJ Woods	Somerset	14	25	0	870	144	34.80	—	5	2	18	0
CR Hartley	Lancashire	18	34	1	843	88	25.55	—	6	0	0	0
D Denton	Yorkshire	26	40	1	819	99	21.00	—	4	0	0	2
PF Warner	Middlesex	16	27	3	814	88	33.92	—	4	0	0	0
Lord Hawke	Yorkshire	25	38	6	797	134	24.91	—	4	2	0	0
AO Jones	Nottinghamshire	16	29	1	756	70	27.00	—	7	0	0	0
HGP Owen	Essex	19	32	1	729	92	23.52	—	6	0	0	0
SH Evershed	Derbyshire	13	23	1	729	153	33.14	—	5	1	0	0
W Quaife	Warwickshire	16	27	0	717	109	26.56	—	5	1	0	0
CJB Wood	Leicestershire	16	30	2	697	80	24.89	—	5	0	0	0
WH Lockwood	Surrey	20	30	4	695	109	26.73	—	3	2	0	0
WH Patterson	Kent	14	24	3	687	117	32.71	—	3	2	0	0
AJL Hill	Hampshire	14	25	3	662	199	30.09	—	1	2	0	0
RM Poore	Hampshire	11	21	2	659	121*	34.68	—	2	2	0	0
CJ Burnup	Kent	10	19	2	651	131	38.29	—	6	1	8	0
W Chatterton	Derbyshire	14	24	2	648	142	29.45	—	4	1	0	0
JA Dixon	Nottinghamshire	15	27	3	644	165	26.83	—	2	1	24	0
G Brann	Sussex	11	20	0	636	118	31.80	—	2	2	18	0
L Brown	Leicestershire	15	28	2	626	110	24.08	—	3	1	0	0
JHG Devey	Warwickshire	14	25	3	618	93	28.09	—	4	0	0	0
E Wainwright	Yorkshire	21	32	4	603	92	21.54	—	2	0	0	0
ACS Glover	Warwickshire	15	25	2	555	73	24.13	—	5	0	0	0
KJ Key	Surrey	20	30	4	546	85	21.00	—	3	0	0	0
LG Wright	Derbyshire	15	26	1	541	134	21.64	—	2	1	0	0
FW Milligan	Yorkshire	23	36	2	510	74	15.00	—	5	0	6	0
WSA Brown	Gloucestershire	20	34	6	508	106	18.14	—	1	1	0	0
J Briggs	Lancashire	26	46	7	507	57*	13.00	—	1	0	0	0
AE Knight	Leicestershire	16	30	3	505	65	18.70	—	3	0	0	0
VA Barton	Hampshire	15	27	1	487	110	18.73	—	1	1	0	0
H Bagshaw	Derbyshire	13	22	1	481	100*	22.90	—	1	1	0	0
S Haigh	Yorkshire	26	40	4	479	85	13.31	—	2	0	0	0
F Parris	Sussex	19	36	4	477	49	14.91	—	0	0	0	0
G Fowler	Somerset	16	29	1	475	83*	16.96	—	2	0	0	0
EH Killick	Sussex	17	32	1	475	77	15.32	—	2	0	0	0
AP Lucas	Essex	13	22	3	472	89	24.84	—	2	0	0	0
W Rhodes	Yorkshire	26	40	8	472	78	14.75	—	3	0	6	0
W Rashleigh	Kent	12	22	1	471	105	22.43	—	1	1	0	0
GA Davidson	Derbyshire	14	24	0	457	108	19.04	—	1	1	0	0
HB Hayman	Middlesex	10	19	2	457	104*	26.88	—	2	1	0	0
J Douglas	Middlesex	9	13	2	451	153	41.00	—	1	2	0	0
AJ Turner	Essex	12	21	2	450	102*	23.68	—	1	1	12	1
CE de Trafford	Leicestershire	15	28	0	450	90	16.07	—	1	0	0	0
S Coe	Leicestershire	15	28	2	448	61	17.23	—	2	0	0	0
JT Rawlin	Middlesex	15	25	1	446	61	18.58	—	3	0	0	0
C Baldwin	Surrey	18	28	3	445	51*	17.80	—	1	0	0	0
GL Jessop	Gloucestershire	14	25	3	438	65	19.91	—	2	0	0	0
BD Bannon	Kent	12	22	0	433	78	19.68	—	2	0	0	0
CE Dench	Nottinghamshire	15	28	2	421	70	16.19	—	1	0	0	0
TM Russell	Essex	19	32	5	420	122*	15.56	—	0	1	0	0
FWD Quinton	Hampshire	7	13	2	414	101*	37.64	—	1	1	0	0
RW Rice	Gloucestershire	10	17	2	413	63	27.53	—	4	0	0	0
GH Hirst	Yorkshire	23	35	3	410	130*	12.81	41,000.00	0	1	0	0
S Kinneir	Warwickshire	8	14	3	402	78*	36.55	—	4	0	0	0
S Santall	Warwickshire	17	29	3	395	64	15.19	—	3	0	0	0
DA Steele	Hampshire	18	33	0	394	62	11.94	—	1	0	0	0
FH Bateman-Champain	Gloucestershire	12	22	1	394	113*	18.76	—	1	1	0	0
FA Phillips	Somerset	6	10	2	390	83	48.75	—	4	0	0	0
H Wood	Surrey	24	36	6	389	74*	12.97	—	1	0	0	0
AE Trott	Middlesex	14	23	0	389	77	16.91	—	2	0	0	0
EJ Diver	Warwickshire	16	27	1	389	60	14.96	—	2	0	0	0
CM Wells	Middlesex	9	13	0	382	101	29.38	—	2	1	0	0
HR Butt	Sussex	19	36	3	379	69*	11.48	—	2	0	0	0
HT Stanley	Somerset	12	22	2	377	43	18.85	—	0	0	0	0
A Eccles	Lancashire	10	18	2	375	139	23.44	—	1	1	0	0
AS Webb	Hampshire	17	32	2	373	67*	12.43	—	3	0	0	0
FW Marlow	Sussex	9	17	0	373	112	21.94	—	1	1	17	0
EJ Tyler	Somerset	16	29	5	364	59	15.17	—	1	0	0	0
CJ Kortright	Essex	20	34	0	363	112	10.68	—	0	1	0	0
H Wrathall	Gloucestershire	18	31	7	362	52*	15.08	—	1	0	0	0
FH Guttridge	Nottinghamshire	13	23	2	340	79	16.19	—	2	0	0	0
HH Marriott	Leicestershire	5	9	0	340	103	37.78	—	2	1	0	0
F Martin	Kent	20	35	4	339	56	10.94	—	1	0	0	0
W Newham	Sussex	13	24	1	337	52	14.65	—	1	0	0	0
GJV Weigall	Kent	15	25	3	335	86	15.23	—	1	0	0	0
JH Board	Gloucestershire	20	34	3	332	47*	10.71	—	0	0	0	0
W Attewell	Nottinghamshire	15	27	2	325	80	13.00	—	1	0	0	0
W Sugg	Derbyshire	15	26	1	323	50	12.92	—	1	0	0	0
FG Bull	Essex	20	34	6	306	38	10.93	—	0	0	0	0
VT Hill	Somerset	8	14	0	302	116	21.57	—	1	1	0	0
F Marchant	Kent	12	21	0	294	49	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Mead	Essex	20	34	4	291	36*	9.70	—	0	0	0	0
PH Latham	Sussex	4	8	1	282	117	40.29	—	1	1	0	0
C Robson	Hampshire	15	27	5	271	37	12.32	—	0	0	0	0
WN Roe	Somerset	6	10	1	265	111	29.44	—	0	2	12	0
RCN Palairet	Somerset	8	14	0	258	81	18.43	—	3	0	0	0
RN Douglas	Middlesex	7	10	1	258	64	28.67	—	2	0	0	0
EG Wynyard	Hampshire	3	5	0	254	140	50.80	—	0	1	0	0
WB Stoddart	Lancashire	13	23	4	254	43*	13.37	—	0	0	0	0
EG Hayes	Surrey	12	16	2	250	38	17.86	—	0	0	0	0
W Wright	Kent	20	35	10	250	44	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
E Robson	Somerset	13	25	0	246	71	9.84	—	1	0	0	0
SH Day	Kent	6	12	1	245	79	22.27	—	1	0	0	0
EC Lee	Hampshire	9	18	0	244	52	13.56	—	1	0	0	0
JH King	Leicestershire	6	12	1	242	77	22.00	—	2	0	0	0
JW Easby	Kent	10	16	3	238	59*	18.31	—	3	0	0	0
EIM Barrett	Hampshire	7	13	2	235	55	21.36	—	1	0	0	0
EA English	Hampshire	6	11	1	234	98	23.40	—	1	0	0	0
A Woodcock	Leicestershire	15	28	3	234	62*	9.36	—	1	0	0	0
AC MacLaren	Lancashire	6	11	0	233	76	21.18	—	1	0	0	0
J Hallows	Lancashire	9	14	2	231	51	19.25	—	1	0	0	0
CLA Smith	Sussex	8	16	1	223	78*	14.87	—	1	0	0	0
HW Studd	Hampshire	4	7	0	217	60	31.00	—	1	0	0	0
FW Tate	Sussex	17	33	9	214	27	8.92	—	0	0	0	0
FL Fane	Essex	11	19	2	208	42*	12.24	—	0	0	0	0
T Richardson	Surrey	24	36	8	206	28	7.36	—	0	0	0	0
VFS Crawford	Surrey	12	18	2	206	73	12.88	—	1	0	0	0
H Baldwin	Hampshire	13	23	1	205	38*	9.32	—	0	0	0	0
C Heseltine	Hampshire	10	18	2	204	47	12.75	—	0	0	0	0
SM Tindall	Lancashire	11	20	1	196	57	10.32	—	1	0	0	0
D Hunter	Yorkshire	22	34	11	193	47	8.39	—	0	0	0	0
LDM de Montezuma	Sussex	6	11	2	191	80*	21.22	—	1	0	0	0
LC Braund	Surrey	6	9	1	187	85	23.38	—	1	0	0	0
F Geeson	Leicestershire	11	20	3	186	32	10.94	—	0	0	0	0
JR Gunn	Nottinghamshire	14	25	5	183	47	9.15	—	0	0	0	0
GC Gill	Somerset	13	24	5	177	59	9.32	—	1	0	0	0
W Trask	Somerset	7	13	2	173	46	15.73	—	0	0	0	0
FHE Cunliffe	Middlesex	11	17	3	167	62	11.93	—	1	0	0	0
W Tomlin	Leicestershire	7	13	4	159	106	17.67	—	0	1	0	0
AW Mold	Lancashire	21	36	9	157	16*	5.81	—	0	0	0	0
JT Hearne	Middlesex	18	30	7	152	29*	6.61	—	0	0	0	0
WC Hedley	Somerset	3	5	0	150	101	30.00	—	0	1	0	0
WS Lees	Surrey	10	15	2	143	36*	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
WM Hemingway	Gloucestershire	6	12	0	141	49	11.75	—	0	0	0	0
FW Stocks	Leicestershire	9	17	1	139	58	8.69	—	1	0	0	0
C Agar	Leicestershire	7	14	0	138	48	9.86	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Webbe	Middlesex	6	9	1	132	34	16.50	—	0	0	0	0
CHG Bland	Sussex	17	32	6	132	22	5.08	—	0	0	0	0
G MacGregor	Middlesex	9	14	0	131	31	9.36	—	0	0	0	0
C Smith	Lancashire	11	18	4	124	31*	8.86	—	0	0	0	0
AE Newton	Somerset	8	13	2	120	34	10.91	—	0	0	0	0
GB Nichols	Somerset	6	11	1	120	40*	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
CD Fisher	Sussex	5	10	1	115	49	12.78	—	0	0	0	0
J Vine	Sussex	7	12	0	113	27	9.42	—	0	0	0	0
TC O'Brien	Middlesex	3	6	0	111	62	18.50	—	1	0	0	0
HH Cobb	Middlesex	4	6	2	108	55*	27.00	—	1	0	0	0
H Whitehead	Leicestershire	5	8	0	108	43	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
AD Pougher	Leicestershire	9	17	2	107	21	7.13	—	0	0	0	0
HW Bainbridge	Warwickshire	5	8	0	107	33	13.38	—	0	0	0	0
FH Huish	Kent	20	35	9	107	20*	4.12	—	0	0	0	0
R Moorhouse	Yorkshire	9	13	0	105	19	8.08	—	0	0	0	0
J Daniell	Somerset	6	12	2	102	27	10.20	—	0	0	0	0
JF Byrne	Warwickshire	4	7	0	101	47	14.43	—	0	0	0	0
R Joyce	Leicestershire	5	10	0	97	27	9.70	—	0	0	0	0
WH Murch	Gloucestershire	5	8	1	96	49	13.71	—	0	0	0	0
EM Ashcroft	Derbyshire	4	6	1	95	60	19.00	—	1	0	0	0
TW Oates	Nottinghamshire	11	21	2	94	18	4.95	—	0	0	0	0
A Charlesworth	Derbyshire	7	11	1	92	23	9.20	—	0	0	0	0
E Tate	Hampshire	12	24	5	91	34*	4.79	—	0	0	0	0
WW Henson	Nottinghamshire	10	19	5	91	35*	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
HB Daft	Nottinghamshire	8	13	1	87	21	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
LJ le Fleming	Kent	7	10	0	87	32	8.70	—	0	0	0	0
J Wright	Derbyshire	5	9	1	87	53*	10.88	—	1	0	0	0
GR Cox	Sussex	6	10	1	86	61	9.56	—	1	0	0	0
HI Young	Essex	10	18	10	83	18	10.38	—	0	0	0	0
WH Hale	Gloucestershire	6	10	1	81	60*	9.00	—	1	0	0	0
WM Bradley	Kent	11	21	1	80	19	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
AG Paul	Lancashire	3	5	0	76	36	15.20	—	0	0	0	0
AN Hornby	Lancashire	6	8	0	75	27	9.38	—	0	0	0	0
J Bean	Sussex	6	12	0	74	18	6.17	—	0	0	0	0
L Radcliffe	Lancashire	15	28	7	74	15	3.52	—	0	0	0	0
RA Bennett	Hampshire	4	8	1	73	17	10.43	—	0	0	0	0
CP Foley	Middlesex	4	7	2	69	28*	13.80	—	0	0	0	0
AP Wickham	Somerset	5	10	6	68	19*	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
EH Bray	Middlesex	5	9	1	68	23	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
RW Nicholls	Middlesex	3	6	0	68	20	11.33	—	0	0	0	0
F Davidson	Derbyshire	8	14	4	67	19	6.70	—	0	0	0	0
GS de Winton	Gloucestershire	2	4	1	67	38	22.33	—	0	0	0	0
F Dickens	Warwickshire	7	12	1	65	35	5.91	—	0	0	0	0
T Lancaster	Lancashire	4	8	0	65	54	8.13	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Whitehead	Warwickshire	6	10	2	64	21	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
JP Whiteside	Leicestershire	15	28	9	64	11	3.37	—	0	0	0	0
F Street	Essex	5	7	0	62	26	8.86	—	0	0	0	0
GG Walker	Derbyshire	6	11	1	62	25	6.20	—	0	0	0	0
G Bean	Sussex	5	9	0	60	19	6.67	—	0	0	0	0
TG Wass	Nottinghamshire	12	22	2	57	18	2.85	—	0	0	0	0
W Reeves	Essex	6	10	0	54	27	5.40	—	0	0	0	0
WF Light	Hampshire	5	8	2	54	41	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
CS Hickley	Somerset	2	4	0	52	32	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
WL Knowles	Kent	2	4	1	52	35*	17.33	—	0	0	0	0
J Spens	Hampshire	2	4	0	51	28	12.75	—	0	0	0	0
WG Grace jun	Gloucestershire	4	6	0	51	18	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
JW Hancock	Derbyshire	11	18	5	50	19	3.85	—	0	0	0	0
HR Bromley-Davenport	Middlesex	4	7	2	45	15*	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
GHA Arlington	Sussex	2	4	0	44	22	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
FR Loveitt	Warwickshire	2	4	0	44	23	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
EF Field	Warwickshire	8	14	0	43	13	3.07	—	0	0	0	0
JH Brown	Leicestershire	2	4	2	42	26*	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
WA Lord	Warwickshire	5	9	3	39	10*	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
T Soar	Hampshire	3	5	0	38	21	7.60	—	0	0	0	0
H Blackwell	Derbyshire	3	6	2	38	15	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
FG Roberts	Gloucestershire	9	14	3	36	13	3.27	—	0	0	0	0
HJ Pallett	Warwickshire	3	4	1	35	16*	11.67	—	0	0	0	0
T Forrester	Warwickshire	3	6	1	34	28	6.80	—	0	0	0	0
E Smith	Yorkshire	4	7	0	33	16	4.71	—	0	0	0	0
FE Smith	Surrey	4	6	0	31	13	5.17	—	0	0	0	0
H Philipson	Middlesex	2	4	0	29	11	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
G Thornton	Middlesex	4	7	0	29	10	4.14	—	0	0	0	0
A Pike	Nottinghamshire	5	8	0	29	24	3.63	—	0	0	0	0
RNR Blaker	Kent	2	4	1	28	17*	9.33	—	0	0	0	0
W Ellis	Derbyshire	3	5	1	28	16*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Bateman-Champain	Gloucestershire	3	4	0	26	13	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
AE Street	Surrey	2	4	0	26	22	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
J le Fleming	Kent	2	4	0	25	16	6.25	—	0	0	0	0
AG Richardson	Gloucestershire	3	4	0	24	18	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
JR Head	Middlesex	2	3	0	24	13	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
AE Russell	Essex	1	2	1	22	15*	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Andrew	Hampshire	6	10	0	22	12	2.20	—	0	0	0	0
S Webb	Middlesex	7	12	3	22	17	2.44	—	0	0	0	0
W Bestwick	Derbyshire	8	13	3	22	5*	2.20	—	0	0	0	0
CG Ward	Hampshire	3	5	0	21	10	4.20	—	0	0	0	0
A Cobley	Leicestershire	2	4	0	21	15	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
CH Benton	Lancashire	1	2	0	20	19	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Law	Warwickshire	2	3	0	20	16	6.67	—	0	0	0	0
H Anthony	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	19	12	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
FJ Hopkins	Warwickshire	9	15	3	18	5	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
EE Light	Hampshire	4	7	1	18	7	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
TS Fishwick	Warwickshire	2	3	0	18	7	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJT Bosanquet	Middlesex	2	3	0	17	17	5.67	—	0	0	0	0
WB Goodacre	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	17	16	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
JW Bonner	Essex	2	4	1	16	12	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
GH Beloe	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	16	16	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Cresswell	Warwickshire	2	3	1	16	15*	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
CEM Wilson	Yorkshire	1	2	0	15	8	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
EP Spurway	Somerset	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
JT Brown jun	Yorkshire	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
SM Crosfield	Lancashire	2	4	1	14	8	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
H German	Leicestershire	1	2	0	14	8	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
GA Marsden	Derbyshire	3	6	0	14	5	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
EC Wright	Gloucestershire	3	5	2	14	9*	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
G Martin	Hampshire	3	6	3	13	4	4.33	—	0	0	0	0
JJ Hulme	Derbyshire	2	3	1	13	9*	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
B Lamb	Hampshire	2	4	0	12	8	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
WA Humphreys	Sussex	8	16	4	12	4	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RP Lewis	Middlesex	2	3	1	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
HC Stewart	Kent	2	3	0	11	6	3.67	—	0	0	0	0
WRR Smith	Somerset	2	3	1	10	7	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Bairstow	Yorkshire	3	4	2	10	10*	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Hardy	Derbyshire	1	2	0	10	9	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
VW Yorke	Gloucestershire	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
EW Ebdon	Somerset	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Smith	Somerset	3	5	0	9	5	1.80	—	0	0	0	0
C Charlesworth	Warwickshire	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
EA Willson	Kent	1	2	0	9	8	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
JC Hartley	Sussex	3	6	0	8	6	1.33	—	0	0	0	0
D Bottom	Derbyshire	1	2	0	8	7	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
AWF Somerset	Sussex	1	2	0	8	7	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
WC Russell	Hampshire	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
H Hayley	Yorkshire	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
JJ Bourne	Derbyshire	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
J I'Anson	Lancashire	2	3	0	6	5	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Taylor	Lancashire	2	3	0	6	6	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Williams	Warwickshire	2	4	1	6	6*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
CW Wright	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
A Handford	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	5	4	1.25	—	0	0	0	0
HS Goodwin	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
J Manton	Warwickshire	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
OJ Griffin	Somerset	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
GR Hunt	Somerset	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Binns	Yorkshire	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
AT Coode	Middlesex	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Paish	Gloucestershire	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
SH Wood	Derbyshire	1	1	1	4	4*	—	—	0	0	0	0
G Tosetti	Essex	2	3	0	3	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RWC Fisher	Hampshire	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
P Mason	Nottinghamshire	3	4	0	3	3	0.75	—	0	0	0	0
J Riley	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
T Tait	Yorkshire	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
JF Ebdon	Somerset	1	2	0	2	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Ellis	Lancashire	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Prince	Derbyshire	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
E Evershed	Derbyshire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
HR Parkes	Warwickshire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
B Cranfield	Somerset	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RP Spurway	Somerset	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Bower	Hampshire	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
E Lineham	Hampshire	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
T Sutherland	Hampshire	1	1	1	0	0*	—	—	0	0	0	0
EAC Druce	Kent	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RW Fox	Sussex	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
GE Hemingway	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JE Hill	Warwickshire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
E Kirk	Warwickshire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Lynes	Warwickshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Payne	Lancashire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
EB Rowley	Lancashire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JSR Tufton	Kent	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
CR Worthington	Kent	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
C Wreford-Brown	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 209 players

County Championship 1898 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CL Townsend	Gloucestershire	20	33	5,878	212	2,601	130	20.01	45.22	2.66	16	9/48
T Richardson	Surrey	23	42	6,193	278	2,683	126	21.29	49.15	2.60	9	8/28
W Rhodes	Yorkshire	25	49	5,932	391	1,745	126	13.85	47.08	1.77	11	7/24
JT Hearne	Middlesex	18	33	6,782	522	1,846	125	14.77	54.26	1.63	11	9/68
WH Lockwood	Surrey	19	36	5,017	250	1,860	109	17.06	46.03	2.22	12	8/44
WR Cuttell	Lancashire	24	41	7,256	484	2,182	107	20.39	67.81	1.80	9	8/105
AE Trott	Middlesex	14	27	4,587	266	1,825	102	17.89	44.97	2.39	10	8/83
FG Bull	Essex	19	35	5,381	282	2,047	94	21.78	57.24	2.28	8	6/75
S Haigh	Yorkshire	25	43	4,474	259	1,618	88	18.39	50.84	2.17	4	8/21
CJ Kortright	Essex	19	32	3,339	144	1,480	88	16.82	37.94	2.66	10	7/57
AW Mold	Lancashire	19	29	4,995	284	1,726	85	20.31	58.76	2.07	9	6/22
EJ Tyler	Somerset	16	24	4,420	151	2,038	83	24.55	53.25	2.77	8	8/218
W Mead	Essex	19	35	4,520	293	1,452	81	17.93	55.80	1.93	5	7/100
FS Jackson	Yorkshire	21	37	4,176	287	1,217	80	15.21	52.20	1.75	4	7/42
J Briggs	Lancashire	25	41	5,570	331	1,910	79	24.18	70.51	2.06	5	8/63
FW Tate	Sussex	17	31	5,199	282	1,797	79	22.75	65.81	2.07	7	7/48
CHG Bland	Sussex	17	30	4,573	226	1,850	72	25.69	63.51	2.43	7	7/79
S Santall	Warwickshire	17	28	4,819	283	1,592	68	23.41	70.87	1.98	5	8/32
F Martin	Kent	20	34	3,958	212	1,327	66	20.11	59.97	2.01	3	7/36
GA Davidson	Derbyshire	13	21	4,409	361	1,020	65	15.69	67.83	1.39	5	8/74
W Attewell	Nottinghamshire	15	24	5,541	433	1,385	61	22.70	90.84	1.50	4	7/21
JR Mason	Kent	19	32	3,941	237	1,505	61	24.67	64.61	2.29	2	6/111
A Hearne	Kent	20	34	4,541	307	1,374	57	24.11	79.67	1.82	2	6/34
E Wainwright	Yorkshire	18	28	2,590	165	802	56	14.32	46.25	1.86	4	7/24
H Baldwin	Hampshire	13	19	2,661	146	911	53	17.19	50.21	2.05	5	8/74

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County Championship 1898 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
WM Bradley	Kent	11	19	2,614	99	1,285	52	24.71	50.27	2.95	2	8/127
A Woodcock	Leicestershire	14	18	2,608	118	1,202	51	23.57	51.14	2.77	2	7/84
F Parris	Sussex	18	32	4,288	233	1,406	47	29.91	91.23	1.97	1	5/50
W Brockwell	Surrey	22	35	2,465	142	1,019	44	23.16	56.02	2.48	1	6/82
F Geeson	Leicestershire	11	15	2,140	98	806	44	18.32	48.64	2.26	3	7/38
W Wright	Kent	20	32	3,481	203	1,239	44	28.16	79.11	2.14	2	5/43
GL Jessop	Gloucestershire	14	23	2,610	133	968	41	23.61	63.66	2.23	1	8/54
AJL Hill	Hampshire	14	19	2,141	93	860	40	21.50	53.53	2.41	0	4/42
WSA Brown	Gloucestershire	20	33	3,363	207	1,085	39	27.82	86.23	1.94	1	6/56
E Robson	Somerset	13	21	2,111	97	935	38	24.61	55.55	2.66	3	5/14
GC Gill	Somerset	13	22	2,118	102	995	37	26.89	57.24	2.82	0	4/55
WB Stoddart	Lancashire	13	21	1,841	64	856	37	23.14	49.76	2.79	3	6/121
E Tate	Hampshire	12	19	2,530	129	978	35	27.94	72.29	2.32	2	8/51
DLA Jephson	Surrey	16	28	1,615	47	718	35	20.51	46.14	2.67	1	6/38
WG Grace	Gloucestershire	17	24	2,599	143	830	34	24.41	76.44	1.92	3	7/44
G Fowler	Somerset	16	24	2,400	135	1,009	33	30.58	72.73	2.52	2	5/32
F Davidson	Derbyshire	8	13	2,463	149	844	32	26.38	76.97	2.06	2	6/36
TG Wass	Nottinghamshire	12	20	2,672	137	969	31	31.26	86.19	2.18	1	5/55
AO Jones	Nottinghamshire	16	21	1,669	45	805	30	26.83	55.63	2.89	0	4/54
EF Field	Warwickshire	8	12	1,872	80	846	30	28.20	62.40	2.71	2	8/144
EH Killick	Sussex	16	25	2,244	86	988	29	34.07	77.38	2.64	0	4/90
W Storer	Derbyshire	13	17	1,761	42	995	28	35.54	62.89	3.39	0	4/121
TW Hayward	Surrey	18	29	1,981	77	973	27	36.04	73.37	2.95	0	4/53
GH Hirst	Yorkshire	16	24	1,689	88	720	26	27.69	64.96	2.56	0	4/85
WA Humphreys	Sussex	8	12	1,374	38	725	26	27.88	52.85	3.17	1	5/137
JR Gunn	Nottinghamshire	14	22	2,121	125	769	25	30.76	84.84	2.18	1	8/108
FJ Hopkins	Warwickshire	9	12	1,392	55	718	24	29.92	58.00	3.09	1	5/10
GR Baker	Lancashire	17	25	1,566	75	621	24	25.88	65.25	2.38	2	6/28
F Dickens	Warwickshire	7	11	1,532	79	522	24	21.75	63.83	2.04	0	4/39
C Heseltine	Hampshire	8	14	1,146	43	502	23	21.83	49.83	2.63	1	5/79
JW Hancock	Derbyshire	11	16	1,810	89	720	23	31.30	78.70	2.39	1	5/61
FW Stocks	Leicestershire	9	13	2,014	117	741	23	32.22	87.57	2.21	1	6/61
S Coe	Leicestershire	15	20	2,031	106	848	22	38.55	92.32	2.51	0	4/71
SMJ Woods	Somerset	13	20	1,387	56	699	21	33.29	66.05	3.02	0	4/115
AD Pougher	Leicestershire	9	10	1,244	60	481	20	24.05	62.20	2.32	2	6/53
HI Young	Essex	10	17	1,266	70	467	19	24.58	66.63	2.21	1	5/63
WW Henson	Nottinghamshire	10	17	2,420	172	663	19	34.89	127.37	1.64	0	4/82
SJ Whitehead	Warwickshire	6	11	1,327	66	478	19	25.16	69.84	2.16	1	5/107
FHE Cunliffe	Middlesex	11	17	1,377	82	539	18	29.94	76.50	2.35	0	2/18
JT Rawlin	Middlesex	13	16	1,869	112	616	18	34.22	103.83	1.98	0	4/59
FG Roberts	Gloucestershire	9	14	1,599	97	612	18	34.00	88.83	2.30	0	3/18
DA Steele	Hampshire	15	22	1,380	56	619	17	36.41	81.18	2.69	0	3/38
JT Brown	Yorkshire	10	13	543	11	344	16	21.50	33.94	3.80	1	6/52
S Webb	Middlesex	7	10	1,200	48	565	16	35.31	75.00	2.83	0	4/76
T Lancaster	Lancashire	4	7	846	57	263	15	17.53	56.40	1.87	1	7/25
FW Milligan	Yorkshire	15	21	1,083	53	411	14	29.36	77.36	2.28	0	3/20
WS Lees	Surrey	9	14	893	57	325	13	25.00	68.69	2.18	0	4/37
E Smith	Yorkshire	4	8	460	34	123	13	9.46	35.38	1.60	0	3/8
JJ Hulme	Derbyshire	2	3	600	36	152	12	12.67	50.00	1.52	1	6/65
EG Hayes	Surrey	11	14	780	35	280	11	25.45	70.91	2.15	1	5/22
W Reeves	Essex	6	9	552	42	184	11	16.73	50.18	2.00	0	4/12
JH King	Leicestershire	5	6	772	38	277	10	27.70	77.20	2.15	0	3/43
C Agar	Leicestershire	7	10	948	40	453	10	45.30	94.80	2.87	0	4/80
W Andrew	Hampshire	5	8	566	29	216	9	24.00	62.89	2.29	0	4/54
HB Daft	Nottinghamshire	8	10	872	36	344	9	38.22	96.89	2.37	0	3/1
GG Walker	Derbyshire	6	8	1,158	38	630	9	70.00	128.67	3.26	0	4/199
CJB Wood	Leicestershire	9	10	558	23	280	9	31.11	62.00	3.01	0	3/63
H Wrathall	Gloucestershire	9	12	624	20	339	9	37.67	69.33	3.26	0	3/60
FWD Quinton	Hampshire	6	9	381	7	247	8	30.88	47.63	3.89	1	5/93
W Bestwick	Derbyshire	7	9	918	39	430	8	53.75	114.75	2.81	0	4/163
JA Dixon	Nottinghamshire	9	11	807	48	265	8	33.13	100.88	1.97	0	2/30
FH Guttridge	Nottinghamshire	12	16	714	33	321	8	40.13	89.25	2.70	0	2/21
H Bagshaw	Derbyshire	11	13	516	25	241	7	34.43	73.71	2.80	0	2/5
WA Lord	Warwickshire	5	8	694	41	245	7	35.00	99.14	2.12	0	2/16
WH Murch	Gloucestershire	5	6	402	10	228	7	32.57	57.43	3.40	0	3/27
W Chatterton	Derbyshire	9	12	780	46	255	6	42.50	130.00	1.96	0	4/32
AFA Lilley	Warwickshire	9	11	462	10	257	6	42.83	77.00	3.34	0	1/14
CP McGahey	Essex	9	12	330	15	144	6	24.00	55.00	2.62	0	2/15
FE Smith	Surrey	4	7	660	40	255	6	42.50	110.00	2.32	0	3/68
WC Hedley	Somerset	3	4	426	19	195	6	32.50	71.00	2.75	0	3/51
WF Light	Hampshire	4	5	450	24	168	6	28.00	75.00	2.24	0	3/32
T Sutherland	Hampshire	1	1	234	12	111	6	18.50	39.00	2.85	1	6/111
GR Cox	Sussex	6	9	919	49	296	6	49.33	153.17	1.93	0	4/21
EG Wynyard	Hampshire	3	4	179	7	79	5	15.80	35.80	2.65	0	3/13
AJ Turner	Essex	8	11	270	8	133	5	26.60	54.00	2.96	0	3/47
G Martin	Hampshire	3	5	438	12	237	5	47.40	87.60	3.25	0	2/38
J Bean	Sussex	5	5	309	15	124	5	24.80	61.80	2.41	0	2/20
J Cresswell	Warwickshire	2	3	648	25	225	5	45.00	129.60	2.08	0	3/62
CE Dench	Nottinghamshire	6	7	360	16	143	5	28.60	72.00	2.38	0	3/19
JHG Devey	Warwickshire	10	13	339	13	171	5	34.20	67.80	3.03	0	1/8
T Forrester	Warwickshire	3	4	501	27	169	5	33.80	100.20	2.02	0	4/43
W Sugg	Derbyshire	9	9	414	12	197	5	39.40	82.80	2.86	0	3/25
HR Bromley-Davenport	Middlesex	4	4	246	12	96	4	24.00	61.50	2.34	0	3/20
CB Fry	Sussex	4	4	252	11	118	4	29.50	63.00	2.81	0	2/30
CEM Wilson	Yorkshire	1	2	99	6	44	4	11.00	24.75	2.67	0	3/38
WG Quaife	Warwickshire	7	8	312	10	156	4	39.00	78.00	3.00	0	2/68
S Kinneir	Warwickshire	7	10	318	22	109	4	27.25	79.50	2.06	0	1/2
EC Lee	Hampshire	9	11	720	26	314	4	78.50	180.00	2.62	0	1/13
H Blackwell	Derbyshire	3	4	210	2	105	4	26.25	52.50	3.00	0	2/23
G Brann	Sussex	5	6	338	20	125	4	31.25	84.50	2.22	0	2/9
HJ Pallett	Warwickshire	3	5	321	19	78	4	19.50	80.25	1.46	0	3/17
EC Wright	Gloucestershire	3	4	276	14	114	4	28.50	69.00	2.48	0	4/32
FGJ Ford	Middlesex	2	2	156	8	64	3	21.33	52.00	2.46	0	2/46
JC Hartley	Sussex	3	4	384	9	155	3	51.67	128.00	2.42	0	3/101
A Handford	Nottinghamshire	2	3	474	30	169	3	56.33	158.00	2.14	0	3/56
JJ Bourne	Derbyshire	1	2	318	17	103	3	34.33	106.00	1.94	0	2/63
JF Byrne	Warwickshire	3	5	198	4	111	3	37.00	66.00	3.36	0	2/14
CM Wells	Middlesex	6	8	396	25	118	3	39.33	132.00	1.79	0	3/14
AE Stoddart	Middlesex	8	8	372	15	149	2	74.50	186.00	2.40	0	1/19
FH Sugg	Lancashire	3	3	68	1	35	2	17.50	34.00	3.09	0	2/12
LC Braund	Surrey	3	5	249	16	105	2	52.50	124.50	2.53	0	1/12
LCH Palairet	Somerset	7	9	439	26	182	2	91.00	219.50	2.49	0	1/24
EE Light	Hampshire	4	5	300	9	146	2	73.00	150.00	2.92	0	2/44
AS Webb	Hampshire	7	7	300	8	159	2	79.50	150.00	3.18	0	1/16
H Anthony	Nottinghamshire	2	3	120	7	47	2	23.50	60.00	2.35	0	1/15
L Brown	Leicestershire	5	5	240	10	147	2	73.50	120.00	3.68	0	1/30
VFS Crawford	Surrey	5	5	168	5	65	2	32.50	84.00	2.32	0	2/18
SH Day	Kent	1	1	19	0	19	2	9.50	9.50	6.00	0	2/19
JW Easby	Kent	6	8	348	18	132	2	66.00	174.00	2.28	0	2/8
J Hallows	Lancashire	6	7	396	18	161	2	80.50	198.00	2.44	0	1/2
FC Holland	Surrey	3	4	120	6	62	2	31.00	60.00	3.10	0	1/22
RJ Taylor	Lancashire	2	3	321	22	96	2	48.00	160.50	1.79	0	1/25
C Wreford-Brown	Gloucestershire	1	1	90	6	26	2	13.00	45.00	1.73	0	2/26
AP Lucas	Essex	1	1	12	0	17	1	17.00	12.00	8.50	0	1/17
W Gunn	Nottinghamshire	2	2	90	2	60	1	60.00	90.00	4.00	0	1/33
R Abel	Surrey	7	8	194	11	79	1	79.00	194.00	2.44	0	1/10
VA Barton	Hampshire	6	6	156	5	90	1	90.00	156.00	3.46	0	1/18
A Ward	Lancashire	3	3	138	10	55	1	55.00	138.00	2.39	0	1/12
J Daniell	Somerset	1	1	4	0	4	1	4.00	4.00	6.00	0	1/4
VT Hill	Somerset	3	3	66	4	24	1	24.00	66.00	2.18	0	1/15
GB Nichols	Somerset	4	4	198	9	79	1	79.00	198.00	2.39	0	1/29
W Trask	Somerset	1	1	48	2	19	1	19.00	48.00	2.38	0	1/19
J Bower	Hampshire	1	1	156	12	35	1	35.00	156.00	1.35	0	1/35
T Soar	Hampshire	3	3	444	14	227	1	227.00	444.00	3.07	0	1/94
PA Perrin	Essex	3	3	78	3	36	1	36.00	78.00	2.77	0	1/4
D Bottom	Derbyshire	1	1	147	10	50	1	50.00	147.00	2.04	0	1/50
CJ Burnup	Kent	4	4	108	3	53	1	53.00	108.00	2.94	0	1/5
J Ellis	Lancashire	1	2	117	2	48	1	48.00	117.00	2.46	0	1/47
ACS Glover	Warwickshire	5	5	72	1	43	1	43.00	72.00	3.58	0	1/19
J Manton	Warwickshire	1	1	132	7	51	1	51.00	132.00	2.32	0	1/51
F Marchant	Kent	3	3	54	2	30	1	30.00	54.00	3.33	0	1/9
P Mason	Nottinghamshire	1	2	36	2	22	1	22.00	36.00	3.67	0	1/22
CLA Smith	Sussex	4	5	102	4	44	1	44.00	102.00	2.59	0	1/0
SM Tindall	Lancashire	3	3	78	4	28	1	28.00	78.00	2.15	0	1/11
EA Willson	Kent	1	2	108	3	46	1	46.00	108.00	2.56	0	1/21
H Wood	Surrey	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
AC MacLaren	Lancashire	2	2	42	1	29	0	—	—	4.14	0	0/4
RM Poore	Hampshire	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
G Thornton	Middlesex	1	1	44	3	14	0	—	—	1.91	0	0/14
BJT Bosanquet	Middlesex	2	2	84	6	33	0	—	—	2.36	0	0/14
D Denton	Yorkshire	2	2	42	4	14	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/3
J Vine	Sussex	2	2	42	1	24	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/9
JF Ebdon	Somerset	1	1	162	3	73	0	—	—	2.70	0	0/73
WH Hale	Gloucestershire	2	2	36	0	30	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/15
RCN Palairet	Somerset	2	2	24	3	2	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/0
FA Phillips	Somerset	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
WRR Smith	Somerset	1	1	36	1	19	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/19
HT Stanley	Somerset	2	2	8	0	10	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/4
HA Carpenter	Essex	6	6	138	4	75	0	—	—	3.26	0	0/10
G Tosetti	Essex	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
EIM Barrett	Hampshire	2	2	24	0	25	0	—	—	6.25	0	0/10
EA English	Hampshire	4	4	108	4	51	0	—	—	2.83	0	0/5
HW Studd	Hampshire	2	2	48	1	26	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/13
HGP Owen	Essex	2	3	48	1	27	0	—	—	3.38	0	0/1
EM Ashcroft	Derbyshire	2	2	60	2	31	0	—	—	3.10	0	0/10
C Baldwin	Surrey	1	1	84	1	44	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/44
CE Bateman-Champain	Gloucestershire	1	1	24	0	14	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/14
JH Brown	Leicestershire	2	2	84	0	63	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/19
A Charlesworth	Derbyshire	2	2	72	1	47	0	—	—	3.92	0	0/16
C Charlesworth	Warwickshire	1	1	42	0	21	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/21
A Cobley	Leicestershire	1	1	60	1	37	0	—	—	3.70	0	0/37
LDM de Montezuma	Sussex	1	1	24	1	12	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/12
EAC Druce	Kent	1	1	84	4	36	0	—	—	2.57	0	0/36
W Ellis	Derbyshire	1	1	36	1	12	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/12
SH Evershed	Derbyshire	2	2	36	0	28	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/13
CR Hartley	Lancashire	1	1	60	1	42	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/42
J I'Anson	Lancashire	2	2	36	0	20	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/4
R Joyce	Leicestershire	2	2	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/4
KJ Key	Surrey	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
J le Fleming	Kent	1	1	18	0	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/8
J Lynes	Warwickshire	1	2	72	2	46	0	—	—	3.83	0	0/20
HH Marriott	Leicestershire	1	1	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/18
AJ Paish	Gloucestershire	1	2	66	3	21	0	—	—	1.91	0	0/9
WH Patterson	Kent	1	1	18	0	26	0	—	—	8.67	0	0/26
J Payne	Lancashire	1	2	162	11	48	0	—	—	1.78	0	0/22
W Prince	Derbyshire	1	2	150	10	38	0	—	—	1.52	0	0/13
W Quaife	Warwickshire	2	2	30	3	10	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/0
J Riley	Nottinghamshire	1	1	138	7	49	0	—	—	2.13	0	0/49
COH Sewell	Gloucestershire	2	2	36	0	21	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/10
AE Street	Surrey	2	3	78	3	23	0	—	—	1.77	0	0/3
H Whitehead	Leicestershire	2	2	48	1	28	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
R Williams	Warwickshire	1	1	18	0	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/14
J Wright	Derbyshire	1	1	60	5	16	0	—	—	1.60	0	0/16
LG Wright	Derbyshire	2	2	60	1	36	0	—	—	3.60	0	0/12

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1898. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1898 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Yorkshire	26	16	3	7	0	9,055	330	27.44	662	7,411	439	16.88
Surrey	26	11	4	9	2	10,119	303	33.40	634	8,799	388	22.68
Essex	20	10	6	4	0	6,880	280	24.57	515	6,336	312	20.31
Middlesex	18	10	3	5	0	6,723	253	26.57	484	6,298	301	20.92
Gloucestershire	20	9	3	8	0	7,399	270	27.40	634	7,189	294	24.45
Lancashire	26	9	6	11	0	9,731	404	24.09	546	8,445	367	23.01
Kent	20	5	6	9	0	6,995	275	25.44	571	7,356	297	24.77
Sussex	20	3	9	8	0	7,147	330	21.66	364	8,022	292	27.47
Derbyshire	16	2	6	7	1	5,170	230	22.48	645	6,247	210	29.75
Hampshire	18	2	8	8	0	5,530	305	18.13	381	6,282	224	28.04
Warwickshire	18	2	6	9	1	6,084	256	23.77	485	6,236	219	28.47
Leicestershire	16	1	10	5	0	4,908	264	18.59	346	5,620	197	28.53
Nottinghamshire	16	1	2	13	0	5,535	217	25.51	548	6,272	214	29.31
Somerset	16	1	10	5	0	5,794	265	21.86	503	6,557	228	28.76

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1898

Latest 12 of 138 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1898-09-01 to 1898-09-03 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 609
Warwickshire: 138 & 114

Surrey won by an innings and 357 runs

1898-08-29 to 1898-08-31 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 178 & 95
Essex: 185 & 91/5

Essex won by 5 wickets

1898-08-29 to 1898-08-31 · Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford

Kent: 109 & 130
Middlesex: 213 & 109

Middlesex won by 83 runs

1898-08-25 to 1898-08-27 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 457 & 42/3
Surrey: 236 & 468

Match drawn

1898-08-25 to 1898-08-27 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex: 448
Kent: 187 & 165

Middlesex won by an innings and 96 runs

1898-08-25 to 1898-08-27 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 546
Derbyshire: 77/8

Match drawn

1898-08-25 to 1898-08-27 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 166/8
Warwickshire: 424

Match drawn

1898-08-22 to 1898-08-24 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 311 & 91
Yorkshire: 428 & 166/7d

Yorkshire won by 192 runs

1898-08-22 to 1898-08-23 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex: 311
Lancashire: 117 & 161

Middlesex won by an innings and 33 runs

1898-08-22 to 1898-08-24 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 156 & 235
Warwickshire: 256 & 136/3

Warwickshire won by 7 wickets

1898-08-22 to 1898-08-24 · Angel Ground, Tonbridge

Kent: 281 & 121/3
Essex: 135 & 265

Kent won by 7 wickets

1898-08-22 to 1898-08-24 · Clifton College Close Ground, Clifton

Gloucestershire: 199 & 138/5
Surrey: 120 & 216

Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets

Recorded venues

County Championship 1898 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Kennington Oval, Kennington	13
Old Trafford, Manchester	11
County Ground, Leyton	10
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	9
County Ground, Hove	8
Grace Road, Leicester	8
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	8
County Ground, Derby	6
County Ground, Southampton	6
County Ground, Taunton	6
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	5
Angel Ground, Tonbridge	3
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	3
Aigburth, Liverpool	2
Clifton College Close Ground, Clifton	2
College Ground, Cheltenham	2
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford	2
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	2
Recreation Ground, Bath	2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	2
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	1
Dean Park, Bournemouth	1
Dewsbury and Savile Ground, Dewsbury	1
Fartown, Huddersfield	1
Mote Park, Maidstone	1
North Marine Road, Scarborough	1
Spa Ground, Gloucester	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
The Rectory Field, Blackheath	1
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1898, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1898 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
TW Hayward	315*	Lancashire	1898-08-18
JT Brown	300	Derbyshire	1898-08-18
J Tunnicliffe	243	Derbyshire	1898-08-18
W Gunn	236*	Surrey	1898-08-01
R Abel	219	Kent	1898-08-15

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1898 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
CL Townsend	9/48	Middlesex	1898-06-02
JT Hearne	9/68	Lancashire	1898-06-27
CL Townsend	9/128	Warwickshire	1898-08-11
S Haigh	8/21	Hampshire	1898-05-26
T Richardson	8/28	Warwickshire	1898-09-01

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

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